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Friday, 16 September 2011

Eyelid marks warn of heart attack

It's amazing what science throws up every now and then. The latest is that yellow markings on the eyelids are a sign of increased risk of heart attack and other illnesses, say researchers in Denmark.

A study published on the BMJ website showed patients with xanthelasmata were 48% more likely to have a heart attack. Xanthelasmata, which are mostly made up of cholesterol, could be a sign of other fatty build-ups in the body.

Cardiologists said the findings could be used by doctors to help diagnose at-risk patients.
The research team at the Herlev Hospital in Denmark started following 12,745 people in the 1970s. At the start of the study, 4.4% of patients had xanthelasmata.

Thirty three years later, 1,872 had had a heart attack, 3,699
had developed heart disease and 8,507 had died - and the data showed
that those with the yellow markings around the eyes were at greatest
risk. Those with the markings were 48% more likely to have a heart
attack, 39% more likely to have developed heart disease and 14% more
likely to have died during the study.

The authors believe patients with xanthelasmata may be more likely to deposit cholesterol around the body. A build up of fatty material in the walls of arteries - known as atherosclerosis - leads to stroke and heart attack.

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Here is a link to my articles at Absolute Thai magazine

Watching the Thais: From the Outside Looking in

I will soon be adding a link to Amazon.com, Waterstones, and W. H. Smith, on how you can buy my new book Watching the Thais: From the Outside Looking in, which is being published by Legend Pressquite soon. I am now waiting for the ISBN number to be delivered. I will also be publishing an extract, probably the first chapter here soon as well.

I will also be publishing links to magazines, especially where I have published articles, so watch this space as they say.

Here's one for now - http://www.absolutethai.com/issue-02/magazine.html Check out my features on aspects of Thailand, especially 2nd edition (with pic of Will Smith on the front cover) pp.24-27, and pp.52-53

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Is there a doctor in the house?

Here you'll find my day-to-day musings on my doctorate - 'The Role of the Outsider in Storytelling'. Feel free to make comments or add opinions as you wish. The first Reflective Journal Entry is on November 27th and thereafter you will see them from December onwards.

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I am a PhD Writing student who loves literature whether it's English, French, Russian, or whatever.
I'll soon be writing about the final stages of my thesis, the write-up period, the time when it all has to come together to form a unified and coherent whole.